Legal Opinion

Wilburn v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 17, 1998No. A97A2587PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

A jury found Freddie Lee Wilburn guilty of selling cocaine in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. Wilburn appeals, contending that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence and seating jurors he attempted to strike. For reasons which follow, we affirm.

1. Wilburn asserts that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence that he possessed marijuana when he was arrested. We disagree. In our review of the trial court’s order denying Wilburn’s motion to suppress, we construe the evidence most favorably to uphold the court’s…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. Georgia v. McCollumSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Coleman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  2. Eichelberger v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  3. Joseph v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Stinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  5. Barnett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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